Biography:
White Mansions is a 1978 album by various artists documenting the lives of white people in the Confederacy during the Civil War. The songs on the album were written by Paul Kennerley and are performed by Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, John Dillon and Steve Cash. Each singer took on a separate and distinct persona, portraying different characters in an attempt to show the Confederacy and the concept of "Southern pride" through said characters' eyes; in essence, therefore, White Mansions is a concept album.
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White Mansions The Old Clay County
[Intro]
A D A X 2
A D A D E
A D A
We lost the war a year ago and the times been mighty bad.
E
The food is short and the stocks are low and the people are down right sad.
A D A
A young man's hopes are dashed to hell and it's hard to earn a dime
E A A D A (X 2)
Between kickin your heels and plowin your fields and prayin for a better time.
A D A
Well Jessie said in his quite way, boys I got us a plan.
E
I've been thinkin it out for many a days I'll explain the best I can.
A D A
How'd yall like to rob a bank its for the north of gold
E A A D A (X 2)
We can make the hit and live a little bit instead of just growin old.
D A
Well its down I Old Clay County in a town called Liberty.
D A
Theys nine men on the outside and walkin around just free
D A
Cole you take the teller, Frank you fill the wheat sack
They'll open that vault when they see my colt
E A A D A (X 2)
We'll take the bonds and the sweet green backs.
[Instrumental]
A D A A E A D A A E A A D E
A D A
The frost lay heavy on the ground and the people bit us good day
` E
No sooner were we in that town we were done and rode away.
A D A
All went well except one thing and it drove me and Frank just mad
E A A D A ( X 2)
Clemans shot a man that got to close but ol Clemans just plain bad.
D A
Well see it was just plain easy cause we got a will to win.
D A
We all got damn good alibis cause we all got loyal kin
D A
75 thousand dollars well hell lets go get us some more.
E A A D A (X 2)
Cause robbin these banks beats fightin these Yanks and evens up the score.
[Intro]
A D A X 2
A D A D E
A D A
We lost the war a year ago and the times been mighty bad.
E
The food is short and the stocks are low and the people are down right sad.
A D A
A young man's hopes are dashed to hell and it's hard to earn a dime
E A A D A (X 2)
Between kickin your heels and plowin your fields and prayin for a better time.
A D A
Well Jessie said in his quite way, boys I got us a plan.
E
I've been thinkin it out for many a days I'll explain the best I can.
A D A
How'd yall like to rob a bank its for the north of gold
E A A D A (X 2)
We can make the hit and live a little bit instead of just growin old.
D A
Well its down I Old Clay County in a town called Liberty.
D A
Theys nine men on the outside and walkin around just free
D A
Cole you take the teller, Frank you fill the wheat sack
They'll open that vault when they see my colt
E A A D A (X 2)
We'll take the bonds and the sweet green backs.
[Instrumental]
A D A A E A D A A E A A D E
A D A
The frost lay heavy on the ground and the people bit us good day
` E
No sooner were we in that town we were done and rode away.
A D A
All went well except one thing and it drove me and Frank just mad
E A A D A ( X 2)
Clemans shot a man that got to close but ol Clemans just plain bad.
D A
Well see it was just plain easy cause we got a will to win.
D A
We all got damn good alibis cause we all got loyal kin
D A
75 thousand dollars well hell lets go get us some more.
E A A D A (X 2)
Cause robbin these banks beats fightin these Yanks and evens up the score.
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